1960 Clemson Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1960 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1960 college football season. In its 21st season under head coach Frank Howard, the team compiled a 6–4 record (4–2 against conference opponents), finished fourth in the ACC, and outscored opponents by a total of 197 to 124.[2][3] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
- Frank Howard (21st season)
- Dave Lynn
- Lowndes Shingler
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (4–2 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Duke $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dave Lynn and Lowndes Shingler were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included Lowndes Shingler with 790 passing yards, Bill McGuirt with 320 rushing yards and 54 points scored (9 touchdowns), and Harry Pavilack with 272 receiving yards.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 24 | 2:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | No. 9 | W 28–7 | 22,000 | [5] | |||
| October 1 | 2:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech* | No. 7 | W 13–7 | 26,000 | [6] | |||
| October 8 | 2:00 p.m. | Virginia | No. 8 |
| W 21–7 | 14,000 | [7] | ||
| October 15 | 2:00 p.m. | at Maryland | No. 8 | L 17–19 | 18,000 | [8] | |||
| October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at Duke | L 6–21 | 33,000 | [9] | ||||
| October 29 | 3:00 p.m. | at Vanderbilt* | L 20–22 | 18,000 | [10] | ||||
| November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | North Carolina |
| W 24–0 | 35,000 | [11] | |||
| November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | South Carolina |
| W 12–2 | 45,000 | [12] | |||
| November 19 | 1:30 p.m. | at Boston College* | L 14–25 | 15,700 | [13] | ||||
| November 26 | 2:00 p.m. | Furman* |
| W 42–14 | 23,000 | [14] | |||
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